Anyone own a bearded dragon?

Does anyone here own a Beardie? I have one named Axel, he's 14 inches long and a sweet heart. Somebody dumped him at Starbucks in December. Poor guy is terrified of going outside now, but I'm determind to wean him onto loving the outdoors. He'll let me carry him outside but he'll cling to me and if I set him down he'll go crazy. I love him so much though, he's a total momma's boy